Good News!

This week I got a new job!! YEAH!! I wasn't really actively looking for a new job, but I was keeping and eye out for anything that might interest me. Why was I looking for a new job? Well when you're only getting maybe 10 hours a week, then its probably time to start looking for something that is a little better. So what is my new job?

I'm going to be a CNA in Maternity!! What fun! I get to hold and cuddle little newborns all night long! And of course, I'll help with the new moms as well. My duties will be anything from helping in the nursery to bathing babies or helping with breast feeding or whatever is needing to be done to help moms and babies be happy!

I am so excited! This actually works out very well, because the job is nights. So to be full-time I only have to work 3 nights a week. I can go to school during the day. Plus, since I am considering becoming an OB/GYN, this will put me on a good path. At least it will give me some experience dealing with that kind of stuff. Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know of my good news! YEAH!

The Single Life

I don't know how many of you read the main Ensign article from August...I can probably safely bet that not many of you did because you're all married and it was about being young and single in the church. I highly suggest you read it even (or especially) if you are married.
I know that to many of you I am not that old, but in "Mormon World"...I'm only 9 months away from being a menace to society. Anyway....there were some very good suggestions to the married population of how to support singles and give them hope or how to help them stay positive in a world full of cynicism about marriage.
Honestly, this is one thing I've found that I'm becoming quite good at....being cynical about marriage/relationships.....and really about all of the mormon culture. To illustrate my point, let me share a story that happened not too long ago.
I had come home one sunday, from West Jordan, to go to my parents ward. In Relief Society, they welcomed me "back", asked where I was living then and what I was up to. I thought that was good. I was happy and enjoying life. It was good. Then after church....a woman came up to me and said "Where are you living now?" I answered, "West Jordan. I love it out there." To which she replied.. "Well don't worry, my son didn't get married until he was 28." My initial reaction was to play it off. But I couldn't believe that someone would go out of their way to say that! So instead of hitting her, like I really wanted, I just walked away and let my mom finish the conversation.
Its little insensitive comments like that that makes young single adults feel like crap or whatever. Who said I was worried about it!!? I'm certainly not. Of course I would love to be married and have the opportunity to start a family, but that is not the path Heavenly Father has in store for me at the moment. I HATE that in the mormon culture, if you aren't married before 23 years old, then something must be wrong with you AND/OR you are just terribly worried that it will never happen.
The Ensign article said last month, "When friends or family send messages to singles that they should "try harder", that they aren't doing enough to promote dating opportunities, or that they should think about happier things, singles may feel blocked rather than helped in their efforts to move forward to positive goals and interests." I would like to add my AMEN to that. In the article it also says, "Getting married is not the sole definition of success for singles." Amen to that too.
I know I'm going off on a tangent here, but as I read the article it really struck me that probably more NON-SINGLES need to read it instead of singles. I would also like to say once more, while I agree whole hearted with this article, my ornery-ness (is that a word) about it, doesn't mean I'm completely happy being single. I do hope to find a man to marry and start a family with. Some days I wish it was sooner than later. But I do know that I'm in a place where God wants and needs me to be, that is no ones business but my own and God's. But...while I'm happy with my life...it doesn't mean that I'm not open to being set up or having help in that department. Lol. So thanks for being supportive and for all that everyone does for me. I really appreciated your love and friendships.

A word about school

This semester I'm taking some more difficult classes that are the beginning of my medical career. Now I'm pretty smart...some days....but I've struggled with school the last few years. And this semester is no exception. Now....I just have to vent for a minute because this semester I'm taking Human Anatomy and the first day of class we're told that 10% of the class will get an A, 60% probably won't pass, and the rest will sqeak by! Now what the &*#! am I supposed to take from that. This is a hard class...well duh! But I just think that maybe it wouldn't be so hard if the flippin' class in one test didn't include half of the body.

Seriously, the first test covers not only basic anatomy, but tissues/membranes, the integumentary(skin) system & the skeletal system. Now that doesn't really seem like a lot, but if any of you have every taken this class, you will realize that the skeletal system alone covers like 4 Chapters!!! And this isn't just knowing which bone is which (which is what I already know and like to know) but it covers everything about bones.....all the way down to the atoms that make up bones.
I know I know...I'm going to be a doctor so I need to know this stuff, but maybe the class wouldn't be failed so much (and retaken so much, which means more people paying tuition AGAIN to a place that is ripping you off anyway) if they would make it like a year long class that covers the same amount of information in a longer time period, which would make it easier to learn plus easier to retain.
Anyway, I think I'm just stressed and frustrated with the whole college experience right now and am thinking what the h@!# did I get myself into! Hopefully it will get better....or worse. I'm not sure which. Okay, I'm done now!

Tomatoes EVERYWHERE!!

This year my dad had a goal to fill every bottle and every space in our food storage. So he started with tomatoes. How many plants did he plant? 4? No. 10? NO! 20?! NOPE!....40 tomato plants!!!!! Needless to say we have tomatoes coming out our ears. Last weekend mom and dad bottled many tomatoes, salsa, and tomato juice and last night alone we picked 7 boxes full, and there are plenty still on the vines!!! Its craziness!!! I think our next few

weekends will be full of finishing the canning of them.

Luckily we go through our bottled tomatoes and salsa like its going to run away...so instead of running out this year we might actaully make it til next fall with some left over!!!(I'm praying it freezes soon so that they won't grow anymore!)